president obama is giving thanks for the men and women serving in the military. he talked to ten of them on the phone today. the president and his family and guests are said to be spending a quiet holiday together. on the white house menu, turkey, ham, stuffing, and nine kinds of pie. >>> in other news, iran is inviting united nations inspectors to a facility linking to a still unfinished reactor that could produce weapons grade material. the offer is not part of the recent deal with the west to ease sanctions. please join me at 6:00 eastern for a special report. i'm doug mckillway in washington. >>> chew on this. as lawmakers chow down on turkey, what if i told you they're playing chicken with your money, because here we go again. the budget battle is coming down to the wire. the first deadline is only about two weeks away. republicans want spending cuts, democrats want tax hikes. so who's got it right? fair and balanced, to crystal wright and ebony williams. ebony, to you first, please. why raise taxes? go. >> well, stu, to balance the budget, i think we all kn